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Breaking: LEAKED final draft of Copenhagen treaty declaration

With only hours left in the Copenhagen climate treaty talks we have obtained an early version of the final agreement' draft text. President Obama's speech wrapped up a few minutes ago with nothing new announced.

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Breaking: LEAKED final draft of Copenhagen treaty declaration

Copenhagen: Leaked document indicates catastrophic world temp rise of 2 degrees

A UNFCCC (UN Climate Change Convention) document was leaked with information that indicates that current target emission reductions by countries around the world will still cause a global warming of 2 degrees, which would be catastrophic in a biblical end of the world sense. Bye

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Obama: Climate deal ‘hangs in the balance’

COPENHAGEN – A diplomatic frenzy enveloped the final day of the U.N. climate conference Friday, with President Barack Obama meeting privately with China's premier as world leaders pressed to salvage a global warming accord amid deep divisions between rich and poor nations

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Was mother tweeting while child was dying?

Shellie Ross was Tweeting from her Florida home at 5:22pm Monday about how foggy it was. At 5:30PM she called 911 saying her son Bryson was lying at the bottom of the pool.

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Are money problems clouding our eco-judgement?

Okay, so things are a little tight these days, but does that mean that the majority of us are looking out for numero uno (rather than doing what we can to watch Momma Nature's back)? http://www.greenwala.com/community/blogs/all/3868-Are-Money-Problems-Clouding-Ou…

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Are money problems clouding our eco-judgement?

14-year-old student develops new surgery technique

A Jacksonville researcher has developed a way of sewing up patients after hysterectomies that stands to reduce the risk of complications and simplify the tricky procedure for less-seasoned surgeons. Oh, and he’s 14 years old. added by: TravG73 3 comments

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Lesbians face corrective rape in South Africa

Lesbians face corrective rape in South Africa.

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Lesbians face corrective rape in South Africa

Black nativity angers Italy’s Northern League Party

“A nativity scene featuring a dark-skinned Jesus, Mary and Joseph that has gone on display in a Verona courthouse has created heated debate in a city with strong links to Italy's anti-immigration Northern League party.

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Insurgents hack U.S. drones for under $26

Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S.

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Monument lifted from Cleopatra’s underwater city

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt – Egyptian archaeologists on Thursday lifted an ancient granite temple pylon out of the waters of the Mediterranean, where it had lain for centuries as part of the palace complex of Cleopatra, submerged in Alexandria's harbor. The pylon, which once stood at the entrance to a temple of Isis, is to be the centerpiece of an ambitious underwater museum planned by Egypt to showcase the sunken city, which is believed to have been toppled into the sea by earthquakes in the 4th century. Divers and underwater archaeologists used a giant crane and ropes to lift the 9-ton, 7.4-foot-tall pylon, covered with muck and seaweed, out of the murky waters.

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